Know someone who has contributed much of their time and effort to the community, and who you feel is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year 2007?” The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference […]
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While there’s no guarantee they’ll get them, those planning on buying tickets at the box office for “An Evening with Billy Andrusco” tonight at the Townshend Theatre may be in luck. Concert organizer Bill Gushulak said this morning about 50 tickets were unsold, and that it’s possible some of those […]
On Saturday around 3 a.m., members of the Fort Frances OPP responded to an intrusion alarm at the Fort Frances Museum on Scott Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered the building had been broken into. A search resulted in a male young offender being arrested. The accused later was released from […]
While the New Democratic Party did not gain any seats at Queen’s Park, the atmosphere was undeniably celebratory last night as Fort Frances native Howard Hampton was re-elected as MPP for the Kenora-Rainy River riding in an overwhelming victory. Hampton received 14,280 votes for a lion’s share—60.6 percent—of the total […]
The local 908 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron has begun a new year—and is looking for new recruits. And if anyone ever needed examples of what heights air cadets can soar to, they need not look further than flight sergeants Ryan Wood and Jordan Manty. At training camps over the […]
This year’s Border Concert series was launched in fine style last Thursday (Oct. 4) with the appearance of The State Symphony Capella of Russia. The 48-voice mixed choir filled Backus Auditorium in International Falls with the deep, rich music of some of Russia’s most celebrate composers. Under the precise direction […]
The 2007-08 season is fast approaching for “Kids & Co.,” the Fort Frances family performing artists series. Since 1994, “Kids & Co.” has provided live children’s entertainment to the district. We work together with Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout to plan a children’s concert series for Northwestern Ontario. We are […]
The Town of Rainy River honoured its volunteers for the hundreds and hundreds of hours they’ve donated to the strategic planning committee last Tuesday evening (Oct. 2). Rainy River Mayor Debbie Ewald is pleased with the progress of the committee. “We’ve seen a lot of planning, which is a good […]
Those questioning the intensity of the young Sabres-Ice Dogs rivalry were silenced last night when an unprecedented nine fights broke out in the last minute of a 4-2 loss by the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres at the hands of the Dryden Ice Dogs. The single-game series—which made up the fourth […]
< *c>Grade 4 girls 1. Morgan Haw (Sturgeon Creek) 2. Claire Hyatt (St. Francis) 3. Ashley Croswell (Sturgeon Creek) < *c>Grade 4 boys 1. Hunter Neilson (Sturgeon Creek) 2. Nicholas Veldhuisen (SCAP) 3. Aaron Short (Rainy River) < *c>Grade 5 girls 1. Jennifer Hammond (Nestor Falls) 2. Emmy Arsenault (Riverview-Dryden) […]
The Muskie senior court teams are reeling following a pair of convincing losses to the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday. The senior boys’ volleyball team was swept for the third time in three tries this season, falling 25-13, 25-14, and 25-20. “Technically, we’ve got some things to work on,” Muskie head […]
There will be a planned power interruption to 3,762 Hydro One customers from the Fort Frances town boundary west to Rainy River this Sunday (Oct. 14) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This includes the communities of La Vallee, Devlin, Emo, Chapple, Barwick, Morley, Pinewood, Dawson, Sleeman, and Rainy River. This interruption […]
